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A teachable moment? not so much...

It has come to my attention that I am not exactly the person to be teaching little kids things. I am beginning to rethink my plan of homeschooling my kids.

New Years Eve I spent with the bubbies and we watched several kiddie cartoons. We were watching the Backyardigans, ok side note, has anyone ever watched the Backyardigans? It was my first time and I STILL have robot on a rampage stuck in my head! To say their songs are repetitive would be a small statement. But what amused me was the choreographed boyband circa 1998 dance numbers they would do to their songs. It looked like a cheap cartoon version of backstreet boys! It amused me!

Ok anyways, so we're watching the Backyardigans and we are watching the episode the 50 ft Worman. So I decide to try and teach Joey how much 50 ft is. Great idea huh? Yeah it didn't go so well. MY Briliant idea to get him to understand how tall it was went alittle like this..

Hey Joe, do you know how big 50 ft is?

No.... How big?

You know how tall your Mommy is?

yeaaaaahhh..

well your mommy is like 5 ft.... so just think about putting 10 mommies on her head, one after the other and that would be 50 ft!!

*i sit proudly contemplating my brilliance*

long pause of silence from joe along with a very interesting look on his face.. finally..

they're all on her head?

yup, one on top of the other! and thats 50 ft!!

buut.. that would make her head get flat and break and go all the way to her toes! I think that would hurt mommy!!!

*silence from the 27 yr old*

Well.. Lets just tell Mommy not to let anyone stand on her head...

Yeah, and I'm not gonna let anyone stand on my head either because i don't want it to get flat and break and go down to my toes.. i would be sad and cry..

good plan joe.. good plan..

Comments

~~~Alana~~~ said…
HAHAHA! Too funny. I do stuff like that all the time. Or say bad words like stupid and dumb. :)
January 4, 2010 at 9:46 PM
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